Articles of Note

The history of xenophobia has less to do with the ancient Greeks than with the Boxer uprising and a stenographer named Jean Martin de Saintours... more »

New Books

Step aside, internet novel and Instagram novel, there's a new genre ascendant: collective criticism. Is it worthwhile?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Obscure writers squabble, a writer of thrillers makes dubious claims — why are we so enraptured by low-stakes literary misdeeds?... more »